Hi guys, sorry as I didn’t blog for the last couple of months. Busy times and I have some regrets for not promoting Samurai Warriors 4 well on my blog here (but social) but that was such a nice game. I hope those who have played the game get the same feeling that I get every time I play it.

Since my last update in May 2014, we released Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, Hyrule Warriors, Samurai Warriors 4 and Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star here in Europe (also in US). They did well so thanks to you. We did have some localisation errors for Ar nosurge and I’m happy that the team made the decision to release the patch and fix the game. Apart from that, most of the titles were okay. There is a problem regarding Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3 and PS Vita versions) – one of the trophies which you have to unlock all the music, and one music which is the track Nagashino (Oda side), so whenever you go into that stage, the song isn’t playing / unlocked and it plays the track Whirlwind instead. The team is working on the patch to fix it which I believe it will be released next week around 25-29 November 2014.

I’ll be writing more when the time comes. I’ll also do the live stream start before this Christmas until the launch for all these games, schedule to follow but the channel will be at: http://twitch.tv/koeitecmoeurope

Thanks for all your support! I think 2015 is going to be an interesting year in my opinion. If you can request a Christmas gift from anyone, make sure you make a hint about having either a PS Vita or PS4 (if you don’t have them yet) this year!

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Sorry as I didn’t manage to write more on this blog. I went home to visit my family back in April, then I came back and went to visit our distributors in Belgium, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. I got few days of preparations for the London MCM Comic Con (this time we had the sales desk), the show went well. Today, I managed to get a chance to sit down but then my work computer broke.. Now it’s been sent for repair and I’m using this backup PC to keep you updated with the news.

During the distribution visits across Europe, I picked up many things in each region, such as the localization levels and etc. I would like to thank to the community managers in each region for helping TKE to grow.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition is now available on PC (via Steam) and we did it quite well here in Europe. There were many complaints and I had passed them to the team. They released a patch v1.01 yesterday which will be automatically detected and downloaded to your game. There are some issues here and there regarding PS4 or PS Vita versions, those comments have (of course) been passed to the development team, but I haven’t seen any green light from my side yet.

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn (for the PS3) was playable at the MCM Comic Con. People enjoyed it. Most questions I received from the expo are the PS Vita version as well as the PS4 plan. Unfortunately, I don’t see them in the list (I know how you feel, I myself as well would love some Gundams on my PS Vita handheld too). I believe this title will be playable at the E3 at Bandai Namco booth. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn is coming 26th of June 2014 physically and digitally in Europe, 1st of July in North America (digital only). This game has English subtitles with Japanese audio.

Atelier Rorona Plus for the PS3 and PS Vita was also playable at the MCM Comic Con. People seemed to like it a lot, also it’s good to see Meruru and Totori joined the party in the game too. Atelier Rorona Plus has English subtitles with Japanese and English audio (voice option available). This game is coming 20th of June 2014 (physical and digital on PS3, digital only on PS Vita). I know how you feel about the PS Vita didn’t make it to physical… because as a collector and a PS Vita owner, I do want a cartridge and not just buying multiple memory card (because there’s no enough memory).

We announced Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate at the MCM Comic Con as well. It’s a surprise to those who attended. Many people had requested and been wanting this game so badly, we really know it. But because at that time, we also wished to release it on the next gen consoles so there’s a ‘little delay’ on the announcement because we hope to release it simultaneously in all platforms. So yes, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate will be available on PS4, PS3, PS Vita and Xbox One. The save data from Warriors Orochi 3 (PS3 version) can be carried to the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita version of Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, so make sure you keep the file. This game has English subtitles with Japanese audio. Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate will be sold physically and digitally for the PS4 and Xbox One versions, and digitally for the PS3 and PS Vita version for both Europe and North America.

The last surprise was the Samurai Warriors 4 announcement at the MCM Comic Con which will be released on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. There’s no much info we can provide at this stage, but you will see more information about it at E3 and after the E3.

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This is a short blog post telling you what has been going on. I have 3 x Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition Steam codes here for those who are interested to try the game out on their PCs.

The development team, Omega Force will be released a patch for Dynasty Warriors 8 today (aiming time: 18/03/2014 12:00 GMT). The main purpose of this patch is to take over the save data which you can transfer it to Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends for the PS3 and Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition for the PS4 and PS Vita. Here are some of the contents in the patch, this also includes certain bug fixes.

1. Enhancements
The patch enhances the following features:
– In the “Save/Load” option, the addition of a save data upload function.
– The addition of a feature to randomly select the battlefield BGM.
– The addition of an in-game BGM track.

2. Bug Fixes
The patch fixes the following content:
– For the weapon type “Bladebow”, the additional content included in the DLC “Powerful Weapon & Unique Weapon Set – ‘Bladebow’” included only “Demon Nightwing” or “Corkscrew Crossbow”, and when sold to the Blacksmith the game would hang.Fix: The game has been fixed to no longer hang.

– If a software reset is performed while the “PSN” sign-in prompt is on screen in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends for the PS3, the sign-in prompt remains on screen even after transitioning from the title screen.Fix: A software reset can no longer be performed while the system free window or network free window is displayed.

– The following bugs have also been fixed:
‣ In the “Battle of Tong Gate (Wei)”, when the ploy of estrangement is not launched due to running out of time, players are unable to progress.
‣ In “The Battle of Wuzhang Plains (Shu)”, if the Southeastern Garrison is entered before defeating Jiang Wei, players are trapped in the garrison and unable to progress.
‣ During online play, if the equipped animal is removed, the game ends.
‣ When invited to a camp during Ambition Mode (co-op play), the Bodyguard officer can also be selected as the playable character.
‣ During an Ambition Mode invite, the selected character becomes playable in Free Mode.
‣ An officer assigned to a camp facility in Ambition Mode can also be selected as the player character.
‣ When summoning a horse while aboard a ship, the horse appears in the water.
‣ In the Tutorial stage, the image of the equipped weapon is not displayed.
‣ If a game is saved mid-battle and then Continue is selected, the siege ramps ladders can no longer be climbed.
‣ When the stage gimmick ‘boulders’ is activated, an infinite loop sometimes occurs.
‣ During battle, if too many different models are displayed on screen, an infinite loop sometimes occurs.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends (for the PS3) and Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (for the PS4 and PS Vita) will be released in America on March 25, 2014 and Europe on April 4, 2014. For more information, please visit the official site: http://www.dynastywarriors8.eu/xl/

Japan has announced Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition for PC yesterday. We’ll be looking into the opportunity to bring this to overseas. As I’m very busy with many game releases, I might not have extra time to post more on this blog, but please follow our social networks (Facebook: http://facebook.com/koeigames | Twitter: http://twitter.com/tecmokoeieurope) because those are the channels I share the most information when I receive more good news (and items to giveaway too!)

Happy New Year! I read through the comments on my previous blog post and got the confirmation from the team. Basically, YES. You can import your current Dynasty Warriors 8 save data to either Xtreme Legends (PS3 version) and Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PS4 and PS Vita versions).

For example, the cross save (which allows you to share and upload your save data to the network) between PS4 and PS Vita.

– By downloading your uploaded save data (from the PS4 version) to the PS Vita version of the game, you can continue playing the game on it.
– By uploading the save data from the PS Vita version of the game, you can continue playing it on the PS4.

You can share save data with the PS3 version of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends by using the same procedure as well to the PS4 and PS Vita.

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So basically..

DW8 PS3 save data –> DW8XL PS3 = YES.
(Simply swap discs with the original DW8 in order to import the data.)

DW8 PS3 save data –> DW8XLCE PS4 / PS Vita = YES.(You can download a patch for the PS3 version of DW8, which then adds the option to upload/download your save data via PSN. The same also works in reverse, as you can download a save from one platform and continue it on another.)

DW8 PS4 / PS Vita save data –> DW8XL PS3 = YES.(There will be an Option in the Main Menu for you to Share and Upload your save data to the network in Cross Save.)

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The reason I blogged this is because it is a little bit technical and complicated, so I showed few examples to make it clearer for you so you don’t feel too worried of leveling up your character in the current Dynasty Warriors 8.

We will have more information coming in the coming weeks, please make sure to check KOEI Facebook Page for the updates. Thank you!

Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition which is the combined version of both Dynasty Warriors 8ANDDynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends is coming to both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Spring 2014 as well.

The reason is because there wasn’t a Dynasty Warriors 8 for neither PS4 nor PS Vita before, that is why this Complete Edition was decided.

This is the information I have now. There will be English voice and I believe the Japanese voice would be available as well – but all of these will be confirmed early next year!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014!

“Like” KOEI Facebook for more information. If you can get it to 100K, it would be the best Christmas present for me, EVER.